Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-11

nol;tins u.s.toss, ana help US to organize q new
po,!sicaI party. not sectional but national. whose
Hlcmoers shall DO called Commouers. whose oh.
t t snail be TO repeal all class laws in favor Of
tries by establishing the following princiniss.
y. Lsnd-Eyery human being possesses a nat
s uaat ,nallenable right to have sufficient land for
industrious citizen q home, rs the hiphest resnit
OF Tree institutions. To this ond we demand a
CIRCULATED land tax on all large estates, especial.
~ those held for speculative or tenant pur.
poses; the reclamation of all unearned land
grants; the immediate opening Of Oklahoma
20 homestead settlement; the purchase Of all
unoccupted Indian lands, and the settlement
OF the various tribes upon lands in severalty:
also avs preventing corporations from acquir-
ing req estate beyond the requirements Of their
business and alien ownership OF land. The sys.
TENS OF irrigation in the States and Territories
where necessary shall be under such public
control COZ y 20 shall secure the free and equitable
use OF the waters and franchise to the people.
y. Transportation-The means of communica-
ton and transportation should be owned or
controlled by tho people, as is the United States
postal system, and equitable rates everywhere
established.
3. Money-The establishment of a National
monetary system in the interest of the producer
instead OF the speculatcr and usurer. by which
q circulating medium in necessary quantity and
full! legal tender shall be issued directly to the
people. without the intervention Of banks, or loan.
60 20 citizens upon ample security ut y low rate
OF interest, to relieve them from the extortions
OF usury and enable them to control the money
lished While We have free coinage Of gold we
should have free coinage of silver. We demand
the prompt, payment Of tho national debt, and
bonds either by the national Government or by
States. Territories, counties, or municipalities
=. Labor Arbitration should take the place
Of strikes aud other injurious methods Of set.
thing labor disputes the letting Of convict
labor to contractors be prohibited the contract
system be abolished in public works the hours
duced commensurate with the increase Of
production in la~bor-ssYing machinery; en-
ployes be protected fiom bodily injury; equal
and labor, agricultural and cooperative associ-
atoms be fostered and Incorporated by law.
The foundation of q republic is the intelligence
driven into workshops, mines. and facto-
ries are deprived OF education, which should be
secured to all by proper legislation. We desire
civilized countries until it shall be impossible
for despots 10 array tho workingmen of ono
country in war against their brothers Of another
5. Soldiers and sailors-In appreciation Of the
services of United States soldiers and sailors.
We demand for them Justice before charity.
The purtosely deprecated money paid them
during the war should be made equal in value
to the gold paid the bondholders. The soldier
was promised coin or it's equivalent. and was
lounsd the Government deprecated paper and
contracted to take it back. but was paid in gold
&. Income taxa graduated income tax is the
most equitable system of. taxation. placing the
burden of Government ON those who can best
afford to pay, instead OF laying it on the farmers
ana producers. and exemtting millionaire bond
z. United States Senate-The capture of the
United States Senate by m%illionaircs and tools
of corporations who have no sympathy with
free institutions threatens the very existence Of
the Republic. We demand a constitutional
amendment making United States Senators
elective by q direct vote Of the people.
be passed that shall ef1ectually exclude from
America the Mongolian slave and Asiatic COM
petition.
9. Armed men-The employment Of bodies of
armed men by private corporations should be
IL. Eguality-The right to vote is inherent in
citizenship. irrespective of sex.
IL. Temperance-Excessive wealth, resulting
in luxury and idleness on the one hand aud ex-
temperance and vice. The measures of reform
here demanded will prove to be the scientific
solution OF the temperance question.
THIRD DAY.
The election of o National Executive
Committee was the principle, and about
the only work accomplished blythe Conven-
ton on the third and last day of it's session.
The Committe is constituted as follows:
Alabama-J. j. Woodall.
Californian. E. Davis.
Dakota-J. o. Dean.
Illinois,. B. Clark.
Indiana-Thomas Gruelle.
Iowa-W. H. Babb.
Indian Territory-M. N. Lovin.
Kansas-W. D. Vincent.
Kentucky. A. Wood.
Maryland-Charles A. Mettie.
Massachusetts-M. Johnston.
Missouri. Nolan.
Nebraska-E. Hull.
New Hampshire-George Carpenter.
New Jersey-W. d. Dubois.
New York;. I. Hoyt.
North CarolinaJ. r. Winston.
Ohio-Charles Jenkins.
Oregon-E. w. Pike.
Pennsylvania-John p. Zane.
Rhode lsland-Holmes w. Merton.
TENNESSEE. r. Mills.
Texas--Capt. Sam Evans.
West Virginia-J. X. Thompson.
Washington Territory-George N. Smith.
When the committee was being selected,
Col. Winston, of North Carolina, said his
delegation and that Of Mississippi and
Arkansas could not name members unless
the convention would relegate to the
States the adoption or rejection of
certain parts Of the platform. His
desire was to make the sections !
of the platform relating to land, transport |
tation, money, labor. income Tax, and
Chinese labor the national platform. and
all of the different States to adopt Or reject
the other sectlOnS as they cnOse. Ills plan
was adopted by the convention, thus re-
lieving the Southern States from being
committed to woman suffrage, which they
had fought unsuccessfully hitherto.
The convention elected Thomas NJ.
Gruelle, of Indiana, Chairman of the Ma
tional Committee; 1. +. Mcdonald, of
Springfield, Ohio, Secretary; and Presi-
dent Streator, Of Illinois, Treasurer.
The convention adjourned sine die.
The Delegates Highly Elateh at the Out
come o Their Labors.
[Cincinnati special to Chicago Times.l
A mass ratification meeting was held at
night IN Music Hall, and was addressed by |
n lumber of the delegates. Less than two
hundred delegates remained to-day. but
they were, with very few exceptions, quite
;ubilaut over their labors, aud expressed
themselves as most hopeful Of the future.
Mrs. Culbertson, of Michigan, declared
that the platform was the best ever adopted
by a political party, and predicted that it
would surely carry in Michigan next fall:
A Kansas delegate was certain 1t
would have a majority there inside OF
two Years. An llliloisar and an lnd'anian
: ~ Iva Tho nIatform would take like Wild